Adrian Bridgett wrote: > On %M %N, Victor Torrico wrote > > Hello all, > > > Am using fetchmail to move mail from my ISP's POP3 server to my > > machine. Cannot move POP3 mail, using fetchmail, from the ISP server > > to my client machine. Here's the error message when executing the > > fetchmail command in an xterm either as a user or root: > > > > [snip -all seems fine] > > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 2857 octets > > reading message 1 (2857 bytes) > > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed: Unknown error > > 18446744073709551615 > > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT > > fetchmail: POP3< -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from milo.cfw.com: > > Unknown error 18446744073709551615 > > fetchmail: normal termination, status 9 > > vtorrico$ > > Have you made sure that "localhost" is allowed to post to your machine? > Also check that the recipient is qualified. In fact here is a bit of my > /etc/exim.conf file - it might not be right but at least it works :) > > qualify_domain = wyvern > qualify_recipient = wyvern > local_domains = wyvern:localhost > > and here is what I currently use in my .fetchmailrc (I call fetchmail > with no arguments). My POP3 name is "adrian.bridgett" and my local login > name is "apb25". > > poll mail.zetnet.co.uk > proto pop3 > user adrian.bridgett is [EMAIL PROTECTED] here > password ******* > # keep > fetchall > mda "exim -bm %s " > > This posts directly to exim, and does not post to the local SMTP > connection. > > Adrian > -- > .signature in post
Eureka !!! I used your .fetchmailrc format and this did the trick. I still have not figured out why I cant post to the local SMPT connection (still same error message) but can into exim. Another of lifes mysteries. I should look into this. Anyone have any clues? Many thanks to all who so kindly responded: Alex, Bob, Lindsay, Martin and Tim et al. Here is the .fetchmail rc that worked for me: poll milo.cfw.com proto pop3 user vtorrico password *********** # keep fetchall mda "exim -bm %s" Regards, Victor -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
